St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 16, Number 51, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 4 July 1891 — Page 5

JElje Jnbepcnbfnt. w: a. sndliy, publisher: WALKERTON, INDIANA. July 4. 1891. SPECIAL NOTICE. Readers of this paper are invited to pay particular attention to our advertising columns, and Io read the announcements therein. Also to mention this paper when making purchases.

Walkerton Market. Corrected Weekly by the Stephens Store Co Eggs U Butter 16 Lard. ...... 7 ^jSreen Hides 4 ■ Potatoes...... ..................-1.0 1 Corn M Hams 11 Wheat.,., HO Oats 30 Peans $1.26 © 1.60 Rye.... t 60 Wool .. 18 to 22 LOCAL NEWS. • Make a race track. Ben Pratt sold his Duroe stepper to Charlie McCarty, Tal^fiublic park between meals and up/to late bedtime. June 30th was a gloomy day for the

— average Walker tonite. Don’t for a minute forget to agitate the butter and cheese factory. Several of our citizens went to LaPorte to attend the races Friday. To day, July 4th, weare hooping’em np Liza Jane right here in Walkerton. We’re betting a million or two that it was no conflagration from spontaneous combustion. Many exciting incidents for Walkerton this week. A perfect hurrah, for that matter. Pat Fitzgerald’s a hustler. He bought thirty dollar fire works for twenty dollars. Dr. Parsons, the veterinary surgeon, we are informed, lost all his medicines in the fire the other night. Better buildings will occupy the burnt district in a very short time. Don’t worry about Walkerton. Call in and see my anti-rusting tinware before purchasing anything in this line elsewhere, T. J. Reece.

The Independent’s all the time putting up large sums of money that it wasn't a case of spontaneous combustion. BHHHMHMMRFRIIIL llle oratorfor the Fourth in Walkertori is all wool, Ed Molloy has been in the business for years. The Wild and Wooly West saloon, bui't in a day, is running full blast. Drinks given out for rags and scrap iron. There was more insurance on the burnt district property than was supposed until the returns were all in. Good ’nough. To-day-July 4th—is the one hundred and fifteenth anniversary of the proclamation of the Declaration of ludependenoe, South Bend failed to get up races for the Fourth. They advertised and advertised, but LaPorte scooped them. LaPorte is the fast horse town of this section of kentry. Endly & Brady have had a substantial sidewalk twelve feet wide put down in front of their portion of the burnt district, about 40 feet in all. A real live tarantula and two horned toads, which Mrs. H. A. Caswell brought with her from Old Mexico, are at this office where they can be seen by those who have a curiosity to see them. More actual losses were sustained as a result of the fire than we were led to suppose at first. There was Dick’s two shirts and Doctor Parsons’ medicines, losses that we hadn’t heard of when the main account of the fire was written. The chemical engine was kept a safe distance from the fire, and went I through sound as a nubbin. It wasn't taken out of its nest. The hook and ladder wagon was also kept under lock and key and closely watched by competent attendants. At a called meeting of the township trustees at South Bend last Monday, Prof. J. H. Bair, of this place, was elected to the office of county superintendent in place of Calvin Moon who resigned. Two ballots were taken Prof. Bair being elected on the second, receiving seven votes out of thirteen cast. The candidates were, Bair, Fickenscher, Reeder and Byers. Prof. Bair is an old and experienced teacher and is favorably known throughout the county. The many friends of the professor here are pleased to hear of his good fortune and feel confident that he will discharge the duties of his new position with credit to himself and satisfaction to the people of St. Joe County generally.

' Richard Goit mourns the low of two shirts by the great fire. For a good shave or stylish hair-cut call on Tuttle in Hudelmyer’s basement. Two fellows bicycled from Goshen to Elkhart the other day in 44 minutes, a distance of ten miles. Everybody knows just what caused the fire a»d just how it might have

been put out—if—if—if. Jeff Reece, the hardware merchant, wants it distinctly understood that he is still in business and more than that, is now on the corner. The first shipment of huckleberries made this season was brought in by George Warner last Thu^day evening and shipped to Chicago. Jake Mason received a draft for a thousand dollars pension money. Almost any of the boys would be tickled over getting that amount. The plate glass windows in the FryDougneTty block, opposite the big fire, were all badly damaged- but one in consequence of the water and heat. It appeared to strike everybody as a forgone conclusion that the row must burn, and but little energy was brought to bear in trying to stay the flames.

Mrs. Viets, wife of Dr. Viets, the Plymouth rapist, will continue the practice of medicine on her own hook during the imprisonment of Dr. Viets. The material of the defunct LaPorte Plain Dealer has been sold to William O’Neal, who will use it in the publication of a democratic paper at Mishawaka. Thore is considerable of figuring going on concerning the grounds of the burnt district. They are decidedly the most valuable vacant business lots in town. Now is the time for men with a little money to speculate. The United States flag after this anniversary of the 4th must contain fortyfour stars in six rows, the upper and lower rows to contain eight stars, and the other rows seven stars each. This is a late decree of the war department. By paying up all arrearages and one year in advance for the Independent subscribers will get the Western Plowman one year free. Renew at once and avail yourself of this opportunity to get an excellent family and farm jour-

nal for nothing. On the day following the fire while things were yet hot and smoking the hose was turned on one of the lots in the burnt distrieFTTTooF things off a little so that men might go at work shoveling and cleaning up preparatory to putting up a business house. There’s enterprise for you. E. Leibole and his force put up a saloon building for Jack Brrden in ten hours. It is 18 by 32. It was begun Thursday morning and Braden moved in Friday and commenced business. It is needless to say that it is not exactly what you can call a plate glass front. During the early part of the fire and excitement last Tuesday morning Horace Frame fell from off Endly & Brady’s buildings, lacerated his wrist terribly, so badly that one of the bones was removed, and produced such severe concussion that he was unconscious for a long time. At this writing it is uncertain as to what the result will be. Walkerton Lodge, No. 263, K. of P., held its semi-annual election Tuesday evening, electing the following officers: D. W. Place, C. C.; J. P. Barnhart, V. C.; O. L. Prentice, Prelate; S. 8. Cowan, M. of A. The installation of the new officers will take place next Tuesday evening when an inside and outside guard will be appointed. It will take something besides fire to head John Braden off. The fire burned the front end of his saloon building first and while it was burning the rear end he was putting up the front of a new one, and had a sign up, “Hard Times Saloon. First man in in the morning gits a free drink, generally supposed to be the bar tender. Drinks given out for rags and old scrap iron.” A running race between Sam Cunningham’s pony and Sam Ake’s 17-year-old mare was an event last Monday afternoon which called out quite a gang of our local sports, and to all appearances they enjoyed the fun with a keen relish. The track selected for the race was the road running in front of J. Miller’s residence and the distance to be run was 80 rods. The race was a close one —on the start —but the pony • soon began to dig right out and the old । mare, although doing nobly for one so s advanced in years, was soon not in it, j and the pony won the race by a large t majority.. Some gentleman lost $2.50 , on the mare, and Mr. Ake, to show r that he heartily sympathized with the - unfortunate individual who had been - deluded into betting on his old mare, | offered to re-imbuise the loser.

o They manufacture bicycles at Goshen as well as the riders. t It is said that the contract has been - let for erecting tin plate mills at Elwood, this state. 5 Martin Tuttle now occupies the baaet ment under Brubaker & Grider’s store with his barber shop. [ Everybody has a long story to tell , about what they thought when they first heard the cry of fire and saw the light. , Emma C. Whitehead, who figured conspicuously in the Pettit poisoning case, will soon marry her brother-in-law, it is reported. Dr. A. F. Schafer, at Dr. J. A. Kettring’s old office, Oliver opera house block, South Bend. Diseases of eye, ear, nose an throat. Fitting and furnishing glasses a specialty. John George Drake, of near Tyner, died June 26th, after a protracted sickness. He was born at Yarmouth, England, Dec 14, 1830, and emigrated to the United States in 1858 His age was 60 years, 6 months and twelve days.. He is survived by a widow and six' sons. The funeral services wereJlfibl at the M. E. church in T r u«r ounday at 10 a. m., Rev. Mattox, of this place, officiating. The photos of the editors at Notre Dame, taken.by McDonald, are finished up, and present a natural appearance. We received ours the other day, and had a regular re union again, at seeing them standing on the college steps. Uncle Charlie Reeve stands over in the east corner, and would be recognized in China. They can be procured for one dollar by addressing Mr. McDonald, at South Bend. Everybody,| who is in it, or on it, as you please,! ought to ha - j a copy.—Billy Beane in^ Goshen Democrat. We received one of those photographs the other day and noticed that you were on it, Billy. Yes, you stand over at the west end, and would be recognized even in a congregation at church. THIS IS A FUNNY WORLD. “Ask Jack Carmien how far over the Michigan state Hue a fellow has to go to find the north star." The above item appeared among the country items in last week’s Banner, and Jack says he doesn’t know what it means and is so mad about it that he came in and ordered the Banner discontinued. Now ho doesn’t know what the item means, nor do we, and wo presume Jack will be mad until we find out and explain through these columns just what it does mean. Wo are sorry,, to lose Jack’s friendship and his patronage also; sorry that the frequent articles wo have published, through friend*hip and without pay, in calling attentiOfi trt his threshing business Kthf" urging people to patronize him, in speaking good words for bis saw mill, in urging the people to patronize his cider press, iu advocating his election to office, in all this column or more of gratuity, that now a little innocent three-line item, with nothing in it, shall come in and knock us out of Jack’s friendship. We know Jack won’t be satisfied until he knows what this item means and we want that he should. Give us the facts, Mr. Correspondent, and we will give them tc the public, and thereby bring back a friend and patron.—Bristol Banner.

The same here. We have defended men, we have given them complimentary notices for years, wo have harbored them when their own church members culled them traitors, we have aided in electing them to office, we trusted them when they were poor, and extended all kinds of favors, but at some period, a paragraph or item appeared, that did not strike them favorably, and afterwards they became our most uncompromising and bitter enemy/ We have a number of those scal,--backed fellows in pickle, and one of these days we will pull them out by the tail and exhibit them to the public. —Goshen Democrat. This paper is in hearty accord with the Goshen Democrat’s idea of handling such ungrateful wretches, and were we editor of the Bristol Banner Jack Carmien might go plumb to before we would humbly get down and beg and apologize for the above harmless lines sent in by a correspondent, after having favored the unreasonable

puppy for years aud years. Such impulsive, unreasonable, ungrateful charactors as Jack Carmien should be learned a lesson if he has sense enough to be taught. Send him over here and we’ll mop the earth with him. Ugh I Money To Loan On Improved Farms on long time at a low rate of interest. Fire and life Insurance. H. A. Woodworth, lawyer and collector, Walkerton, Ind. When you want watch, clock, jewelry and spetacle repairing done see J. 11. , Myers, the jeweler, of Walkerton. He ■ will do all kinds of work as good as can , be done anywhere. * Germania. Fire Insurance Co. The following is a statement of the 1 Germania Fire Insurance Co., of New ’ York, Jan. 1, 1891: , Cash capital, $1,000,000.00 3 Reserve for re-insurance,, ..1,060,448, 23 j Reserve for losses under adjustment 98,560.02 z Reserve for all other claims,. .28,392.98 3 Net surplus, 879,214.20 Total, $3,066,615.43 A, F, Yovsa, local agent.

—J 1 Personal Points. 1 -i was in Chicago a few ; a ys the fore part of this week. A. Byers, of Garrett, was in town 116 day the latter part of last week. 3 James Miller and wife, of Garrett, visiting with the latter’s parents a । days. ' Mrs, B. A. Byers and child, of Gar- > re M, are visiting with her parents in this pla Ce . [ Fitzgerald, jr., of the Philadeb . phia store, was in Chicago several days ' this week. Mrs. Orman Taylor left here Friday to make a week’s visit at South Bend and Elkhart. W. H. West, of Hannah Station, Ind., was a guest of B. A. Pratt and family, of this place, over Sunday. Charlie McCarty, of Covington, Ky., is here to visit with his family and look after his farm near this place. Frank Fry was in South Bend Thurslooking after his in-nrance on plate g |ss deaFroyed by the fire of xueau^ vdrs. D. W. Place and children have gone on a several weeks’ visit with relatives at Logansport.— South Bend Post. Miss Aggie Quirk left here Wednesday last for Kokomo where she has a temporary position in a telegraph office. Mrs. Grady and her daughter, Mrs. Chapman, of LaFayette, visited in this place last week with the former’s lister, Mrs. Quirk. ■ A. J. Uncapber and wife, of GroverItown, were hero Wednesday viewing the 1 grounds where they once had a large business building standing. Dr. M. A. Schutt and family, of Michigan City, visited over Sunday with riends in this place. The doctor returnd home on Monday and Mrs. Sohttl remained to visit a few davs

wither friends at this place and North Lierty. John J. Hilty, architect, of Chicago, has been here for a few d' ys drawing dans for the new club Louse to be 'uilt soon at Koontz s lake. The plans ill be submitted for acceptance or rejHion at the next meeting of the dirdors of the club. -ts. Harriet A. Caswell has returned o this place from Califorina and M<co where she has been spending thvmter. She has brought with her a number of curiosities indigenov to those countries. Among them a live tarantula. <■ * ^4*^ he following gentlemen, of Chicago, mlibera of the Pottawattamie Fruit Ca visited Walkerton last Saturday anJßunday, returning home on Mon* day Adolph Minis. J. F. Duffy, Gustavkathei, Eugene Geisler, John Ludwif, Henry Meiselbar, Jacob Portz, Patrick L. William Gunkel, Louis Gar, Phillip J. Wetzel, Henry Lang’off, M. J. Gleason, John B. Benning. The following sports went from this place to LaPorte Friday on the one

o'clock train to wittness the horseraces it that place: G. L. Tank, Dr. 11. 8. । Diwell, 11. Nelson, Chas, and Ed Bose, Dan irubaker, Jeff Reece, Tom Daugherty,Chas. Miller, Sam Ake, G. E. Wiliams and son, Dr. J. F. Endly, F. A. Brady and Will Knott. Several parties whose names we did not learn , drove over to LaPorte in the forenoon

to see the races. On account of the convention of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor at Minneapolis, Minn., July 9th to 12th, the Baltimore and Ohio 1 railroad company will sell round trip ’ tickets to that city from all stations on I its lines from July 6th to Bth inclusive, at the low rate of one fare for the round trip. These cheap rates are not restricted to delegates, but are open to the general public. Tickets will be valid for return journey on trains leaving * Minneapolis July 12 to 15 inclusive.

—''— JP -- - - J Those desiring to remain longer can <,b so by depositing their tickets for safe keeping with the agent of the ter.minal railroad at Minneapolis until K.ey wish to begin their return journey, such date not to be later than August 26, 1891. Estray Notice. Notice is hereby given that on the 20th day of June, 1891, the undersigned took up, as estrays, in North township, Marshall county, Indiaita, the following described animals, to-wit: One steel gray mare, three years old : One dark steel gray mare, two years old; One brown horse colt, two years old; And one bay mare, one year old. The owner of said animals is unknown to the undersigned, who has the same impounded on Leonard Logan’s farm, about one and one-half mile south of LaPaz, on the Michigan road, in said county. IRWIN WARREN. Supervisor District No. 3, North Township. NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSION. Ou Thursday, August 6, 1891, the Lake Erie & Western R. R. will run their popular anuual excursion to Cleveland, Chautauqua Lake, Buffalo aud Niagara Falls. For rates see W. C. Ellison, agent,at this place.

,^l^ JUNE SALE Carpets, Dn Goois il Millinen, AT THE BEE-HIVE, on Michigan Ave., LaPORTE, Ind., PRINTS 30. BEST PRINTS 50. RATTEENS, 12/2 cent quality at 8 cents, BLACK SILK GRENADINES - (Reduced from to yp cts., from yp cts. to 60 cts. (Riack with colored stripe reduced from fi to y$ cts. BOYS’ STAR SHIRT WAISTS the $1.25, and yp centones, ALL FOR 50 cents. SUN UMBRELLAS and Parasols, Jackets and Blazers, all reduced. JULIUS BARNES & CO.

Now for Business! And Low Prices Must Jo it* E'e always sell the same goods for less money, or belt/ goods for the same money than others. Prices below prove this fact.

Our Mammoth Dry Goods i Department. Our Ladies’ Circulars, of which we have a big line and will Buciuhan^HTßA^T^? I ?^^. 3.00 Queen 2.50 Peasant 2.25 Mineral 1.50 Anchor 1.25 l Just received ten eases of gents’, la- , dies' and misses’ Rubbers. Children’s 25 Misses’ 30 Ladies’ 30 and 3o The Hold Fast Gents’ 50 to 75 A very large line of Gents’, Ladies’, Misses and Children’s Shoes, on which we defy competition . All prices, from 50 cents to $3.50; our best Gents’ Plow Shoes $1 to $1.25.

Call in and give us a chance to show you our goods and low prices, and we will give you with each twenty dollar sale a nice Folding Work Table. THE STEPHENS STORE COMPANY.

HIS NOBS The Picture Knob, the Door Knob and sundry other Nobby Goods are to be found, at reasonable prices, at the well known HARDWARE STORE of T. J. REECE, V/hcrc can be found a complete stock ot Lui taciS and " other Hardware, SASH- DOORS AND BLINDS, Latest Makes of Gasoline Stoves, Imperial Plows and Repairs. Tm-tßoofiing done promptly by Competent Workmen. -/-e work fully guaranteed. Paints and Oils, Brushes and all other Painters’ Goods ol firstclass quality will always be found m a™?®' ance at our place. We have a full line of tinware and do all kinds of tin repairing. SIGL 01 f H THE LITTLE STOVEd 1 . U , 1

। Thirty doze i of Gents’ Fancy Silk i Flannel and black Shirts in all styles, 1 and which we will sell at a bargain. \ , /I, Dreas Ginghams.. Cheeks 5 to 10 Unbleached Sheetings 5 to 10 Bleached Muslin... -6i, 7,8, 9 and 10 Shirtings 5,6 f, 7, 8 and 10 i Tennis Flannel 10 Denims 121 to 15 The famous Wilkins Seamless ,' Hosiery 124 and 25 , । FLOOR OIL CLOT H. > 1 yard wide 30 . 1 ’ “ “ 40 , 2 “ “ 50 - 1 Now is the time to buy Ladies’ coats J and shawls which we are closing out at I cost.